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Graham Platner\u2019s own party is turning on him, and the latest blow came from a House Democrat who says the Maine Senate hopeful no longer belongs in public office.<\/p>\n

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Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Madeleine Dean said Friday that Platner had \u201cdisqualified himself\u201d from the race, telling CNN that the accumulating reports about his conduct had reached a point of no return. \u201cI think it\u2019s so distressing all of the stories that are coming out, and they\u2019re more and more it seems by the hour,\u201d Dean said on CNN.<\/p>\n

Dean added that she is not a Maine voter but stressed that \u201che has disqualified himself in my eyes. He is not qualified to be a representative, a senator.\u201d Dean did not call on him to quit the race. (RELATED: New Platner Scandal Quickly Turns Already-Heated Dem Civil War Into Even Messier Bloodbath)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Platner has refused to step aside despite the pressure, and his party remains divided over whether to abandon him, according to The Hill. Some Democrats are distancing themselves while others continue to back him. Rep. Ro Khanna of California defended the candidate in a statement to NBC News. \u201cThe behavior described in the New York Times story was wrong and toxic,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cGraham has acknowledged that and sought redemption.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The candidate, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, has denied the most serious claims, according to Fox News. Former girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield told The New York Times that Platner grabbed her hard enough to leave bruises and once twisted her arm behind her back. Platner called the accounts false and politically driven. He has also faced earlier scrutiny over sexually explicit texts to married women, a skull tattoo identified as a Nazi symbol, and old Reddit posts he has since apologized for.<\/p>\n

The timing carries weight, since Maine\u2019s Democratic primary falls Tuesday. Gov. Janet Mills suspended active campaigning but stays on the ballot, and her votes will still count, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n

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